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Scott City man dies in ATV crash
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
A Scott City man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash Saturday in Scott County. According to the state Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 5:10 p.m. on private property, a mile south of Scott City, as the northbound ATV operated by Joseph M. Waechter, 74, of Scott City struck a ditch, and Waechter was ejected...
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Notre Dame to host 'Rehearsal for Murder' play, open houses
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
Notre Dame Regional High School will host three nights of performances of "Rehearsal for Murder" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 5, at King Hall. The play is a whodunit, murder mystery. The plot revolves around the mysterious death of an actress, and one year later her fiance invites suspects to rehearse a play he has written about the events surrounding her death...
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Walt Wildman remembered for work in community, 'servant's heart'
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
Walt Wildman, a U.S. Air Force veteran during the Vietnam War era and an executive and prolific volunteer for decades in multiple roles in Southeast Missouri, died Thursday, Oct. 20. He was 77. The Piedmont, Missouri, native earned an undergraduate degree in 1971 from Southeast Missouri State University, majoring in psychology and business...
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Park board recommends rental hike for Jackson Civic Center
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
Citing wear-and-tear on equipment and hikes in the minimum wage, the Jackson Park Board is recommending an increase in Jackson Civic Center rental fees. Among the hikes proposed are the following: n $100 to rent the center's north or south meeting room for 2 hours. The current charge is $85...
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2 killed in St. Louis high school shooting; gunman dead
(State News ~ 10/25/22)
ST. LOUIS — An armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, Oct. 24, warning, “You are all going to die!” before fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl, and wounding seven others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The attack just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School forced students to barricade doors and huddle in classroom corners, jump from windows and run out of the building to seek safety. One terrorized girl said she was eye-to-eye with the shooter before his gun apparently jammed and she was able to run out. ...
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Survivor Stories: In Their Own Words set for Thursday
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
Each of us has stories we carry inside ourselves, experiences that make up the grand narrative of our lives. They teach us; they shape us; and they forge our character as we decide who we will become. On Thursday, Oct. 27, seven area residents will share their stories of perseverance through cancer, addiction, chronic illness, gun and domestic violence, poverty, systemic racism and the death of a loved one from COVID-19 in-person at Survivor Stories: In Their Own Words at One City in Cape Girardeau.. ...
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Cotner honored for decades of service to Cape Girardeau Municipal Band
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
Cape Girardeau Municipal Band supporters gathered Saturday, Oct. 22, at Capaha Park to celebrate dentist and longtime band member Dan Cotner. The event celebrated Cotner's work with the community and culminated with the unveiling of a dedication plaque at the band pavilion...
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Vote 'yes' on Amendment 5
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/22)
On Nov. 8, the citizens of Missouri are going to vote on Constitutional Amendment No. 5: "Shall the Missouri National Guard, currently under the Missouri Department of Public Safety, be its own department, known as the Missouri Department of the National Guard, ..."...
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The Trumpublican Party
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/22)
On Aug. 25, when President Biden branded the MAGA Republicans semi-fascist, outraged Trumpublicans demanded that he apologize. On Oct. 16, when former President Trump warned American Jews that they should "get their act together" and "they better start showing him some gratitude before it is too late," not a single Trumpublican dared to protest...
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My father's 'letter to the future' has arrived
(Column ~ 10/25/22)
This week I dug up an amazing -- and scary -- radio commentary my father delivered on Sept. 1, 1976. It was one of about 600 weekly nationally syndicated commentaries he wrote on yellow legal tablets during the late 1970s. It described how he had decided what to say in "a letter to the future" he had been asked to write for a time capsule to be opened in 2076 during the Los Angeles Bicentennial celebration...
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Prayer 10-25-22
(Prayer ~ 10/25/22)
O Heavenly Father, our soul waits on you, the author of our faith. Amen.
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Walter Wildman
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
Walter Brewer Wildman III, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at his home. He was born April 2, 1945, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Walter B. and Mary E. Goldsmith Wildman. He and Norma L. Talley were married Aug. 29, 1970, at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Robin West
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Robin West, 57, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. There will be no services at this time. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapels are handling the arrangements.
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Joe Waechter
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
Joseph "Joe" Waechter, son of the late Robert Waechter and Beverly Miller, was born Oct. 21, 1948, in South Bend, Indiana, and departed his life Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at the emergency room at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 74 years...
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William Naeter
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
William Todd Naeter, 44, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Seabrook, Texas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at the funeral home, with Wavis Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Old Goshen Cemetery near Oak Ridge...
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Warren Koehler
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
Warren J. Koehler, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:38 p.m. Friday, Oct, 21, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born to the late Charles and Beulah Leona Richards Koehler on Oct. 4, 1932, in Caseyville, Illinois. He married Darla J. Rees on Sept. 3, 1954, in Chester, and she preceded him in death Nov. 3, 2016...
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Tony Enderle
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
Anthony "Tony" Enderle, son of the late William Lee and Dora Rose "Sis" Holder Enderle of Scott City, was born July 20, 1971, in Hayti, Missouri, and departed his life Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Scott City at the age of 51. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he volunteered regularly. Tony was an Eagle Scout, member of Knights of Columbus and an avid side-by-side rider...
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Teresa Connell
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
Teresa Hampton Connell of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Tuesday, Nov. 20, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Louis and Madelyn Atkinson Hampton. Teresa resided in Cape Girardeau for the majority of her life...
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Virginia Clifton
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Virginia Lee Clifton, 91, of Perryville passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital. She was born July 27, 1931, in Arbor to Eddie and Marie Bond Baker. They both preceded her in death. Virginia and Lloyd Don Clifton were married July 27, 1978, in Naylor, Missouri...
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Norma Jean Cantrell
(Obituary ~ 10/25/22)
Norma Jean Cantrell, 90, of Cape Girardeau left this life Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. She was born in the great state of South Carolina, but resided most of her life in rural Southeast Missouri. She was predeceased by her parents, Ila Belle and Charles Bennett; her beloved husband, Robert C. Cantrell; and one sister, Charlotte Jane Bennett...
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Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/22)
LOS ANGELES -- Leslie Jordan, the actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including "Will & Grace" and "American Horror Story," has died. The Emmy-winner, whose videos turned him into a social media star during the pandemic, was 67...
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Biden targets Nicaragua's gold in new move against Ortega
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
MIAMI -- The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega's authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, threatening a ban on Americans from doing business in the nation's gold industry, raising the possibility of trade restrictions and stripping the U.S. visas of some 500 government insiders...
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Explainer: Control of Congress: What's at play in the 2022 midterms?
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the last two years, but they may not have such consolidated power for much longer. Republicans are favored to win the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, bolstered by frustration over the economy and advantages in the redistricting process that takes place every 10 years. But Democrats are working to hold their ground, campaigning on maintaining access to abortion and other issues...
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Fla. Gov. DeSantis refuses to commit to serving full term
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A defiant Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to commit to serving a full four-year term if reelected when pressed by his Democratic rival, Charlie Crist, at their only gubernatorial debate on Monday. Crist, a former congressman and one-term governor, accused DeSantis, a rising Republican star considered a likely 2024 presidential contender, of being too distracted by his national political ambitions to lead properly. ...
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Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- The COVID-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, sparing no state or region as it erased decades of academic progress and widened racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis...
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Ukraine cites success in downing drones
(International News ~ 10/25/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia's use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin's talk of a possible "dirty bomb" attack added another worrying dimension as the war enters its ninth month...
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Task 1 in Trump Organization trial: picking a neutral jury
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's company went on trial Monday in a criminal tax case and the first task facing the court was a big one: picking a jury of New Yorkers who didn't have a strong opinion about the former president. About half of an initial pool of 132 prospective jurors begged off the jury before formal questioning began, with some telling reporters outside the courtroom that they know they couldn't be fair in a trial related to Trump...
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Climate Questions: How do we know humans triggered warming?
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
Call it Law and Order: Climate Change. Scientists used detective work to pinpoint the prime suspect in Earth's warming: us. They proved it couldn't be anything but carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series answering some of the most fundamental questions around climate change, the science behind it, the effects of a warming planet and how the world is addressing it....
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New US prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons pledged Monday to hold accountable any employees who sexually assault inmates, reform archaic hiring practices and bring new transparency to an agency that has long been a haven of secrecy and coverups...
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Explainer: Why the British public is not choosing its leader
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
LONDON -- Observers of British politics can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through prime ministers without holding an election. While the opposition Labour Party is demanding an election, the governing Conservatives have just chosen another leader from within their own ranks -- Rishi Sunak, the third prime minister since September. They have the right to do so because of the way Britain's parliamentary democracy works...
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US Border Patrol sends migrants places where no help waits
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
NEW YORK -- When Wilfredo Molina arrived in the U.S. from his native Venezuela, he told border agents he wanted to go to Miami but didn't have an address. They directed him to what he thought was a shelter in midtown Manhattan but turned out to be a gray office building...
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Thomas temporarily blocks Graham testimony in Georgia
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked Sen. Lindsey Graham's testimony to a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state...
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Meet Dale Haney, the White House groundskeeper for 50 years
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- Presidents come and go, but one constant through 10 presidencies has been Dale Haney, the chief White House groundskeeper, who as of this month has spent 50 years serving the families -- and many of their pets -- who have called the mansion home...
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What's behind worrying RSV surge in US children's hospitals?
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
Children's hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. RSV cases fell dramatically two years ago as the pandemic shut down schools, day cares and businesses. With restrictions easing in the summer of 2021, doctors saw an alarming increase in what is normally a fall and winter virus...
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Chinese officers charged in plot to obstruct US Huawei probe
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation of Chinese tech giant Huawei by offering bribes to someone they thought could provide inside information, the Justice Department announced Monday...
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Michigan teen pleads guilty to killing 4 in school shooting
(National News ~ 10/25/22)
PONTIAC, Mich. -- A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students and may be called to testify against his parents, who've been jailed on manslaughter charges for their alleged role in the tragedy...
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Out of the past: Oct. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 10/25/22)
The city of Cape Girardeau has received more than $400,000 for a neighborhood rehabilitation project, and it needs property owners to sign up to help spend it; the funding will be used to renovate substandard housing in the Jefferson-Shawnee Parkway neighborhood; the grant is available to help low- to moderate-income families...
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Births 10/25/22
(Births ~ 10/25/22)
Son to Michael and Kelsey Dacus Seaman of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:16 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Name, Bodhi Hots. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Seaman is the daughter of Lee Dacus and Theresa Dacus of Sikeston, Missouri. Seaman is the son of Chris Seaman of Louisville, Kentucky, and Daphne Seaman of Bardstown, Kentucky. He is employed by Swipesum...
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A different path
(Column ~ 10/25/22)
"I don't like the Supreme Court decision on abortion. I think it went too far." That was Sen. Joe Biden's immediate reaction to Roe v. Wade in 1974. My, how the times have changed. In many ways, Biden reflects the culture. Back in the day, Biden said that his opposition to Roe made him "about as liberal as your grandmother." Well, now our grandfather president is as radical as they get on abortion...
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Zonta Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Trudy Lee
(Local News ~ 10/25/22)
Dr. Trudy Lee began her affiliation with Southeast Missouri State University in December 2001, serving as Director of Planned Giving for 15 years. She was then promoted to Assistant Vice President for Advancement Services and Planned Giving until taking on the position of Interim Vice President in April 2018 and ultimately the role of Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of the University Foundation from July 2020 until her retirement in August 2022...
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